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Histone acetylation and genome stability
Chromosomal breaking news: Half-crossovers
SURly models for QTL
Tracing visual pigment evolution
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Trudi M. Schüpbach, President 2008 (2009)Princeton University
Fred Winston, Vice President 2008 (2010)Harvard Medical School
Allan C. Spradling, Past President (2008)Carnegie Institution for Science
Trudy F. Mackay, Treasurer (2010)North Carolina State University
James E. Haber, Secretary (2009)Brandeis University
Mark Johnston, Acting Editor-in-ChiefWashington University School of Medicine
Victor R. Ambros (2009)Dartmouth Medical School
Kathryn M. Barton (2008)Carnegie Institution for Science
Nancy M. Bonini (2009)University of Pennsylvania
Sally A. Camper (2010)University of Michigan Medical School
Charles H. Langley (2010)University of California, Davis
Susan T. Lovett (2010)Brandeis University
Tim Schedl (2009)Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Michael P. Snyder (2008)Yale University
Mariana F. Wolfner (2008)Cornell University
Jeff J. Sekelsky, Web Content EditorUniversity of North Carolina
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About the Cover Loss of mitotic synchrony in Drosophila early embryo due toreduction in phosphatase inhibitor 2 (I-2). This embryo from anI-2 mutant mother was fixed and stained to visualize microtubules(immunostain for �-tubulin: green) and chromosomes (DAPIstain for DNA: magenta). Nuclei are in various stages of mitosis:from metaphase at the extreme anterior end (left) to late anaphaseat the posterior end (right). See Wang et al. (pp. 1823–1833).
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Announcement
Dear Colleagues,
Our journal has gone through some significant changesin the past few years. Most were planned, of course, andare decidedly positive; one was unexpected and tragic.We are now carrying the baton of progress handed to usby our esteemed and very dedicated Editor-in-Chief,the late Elizabeth W. Jones. We intend to be good stew-ards of Beth’s legacy of excellence while we search forher successor.
Over the next months we will tell you about several sub-stantive enhancements that have recently been made toour editorial process. Here we describe significantimprovements in the appearance and accessibility ofthe journal.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Genetics’snew website. Nearly a year ago a group of dedicatedGenetics Society of America members1 took on thechallenge of redesigning the journal website. Underthe very capable leadership of Suzanne Sandmeyer, our colleagues responded to the need to redesign thejournal’s web pages to reflect the journal’s steadilyincreasing standards and to showcase our content witha contemporary aesthetic and clean form and delivery.In 2007, 613 articles appeared in over 7200 pages of thejournal, an average of 51 articles each issue. Such vol-ume and breadth demands that our readers be able toswiftly locate and use these articles.
We first watched, listened, and learned: We conductedinterviews, focus groups, and questionnaires withauthors, readers, non-readers, and GSA members. Wethen retained one of the finest designers—ElizabethKairys Design from San Francisco—with a wealth ofexperience working with academic journals and non-profit organizations. We collaborated with the designerson minute aspects of color, usability, readability, andform to provide a website design that reflects the excite-ment of modern genetics while holding true to ouridentity, integrity, and our long and illustrious history of “investigations bearing on heredity and variation.” To
implement our ideas, we partnered with our technologyprovider, HighWire Press, a division of StanfordUniversity Libraries and a well-respected host of thelargest repository of online scholarly content, represent-ing over 1100 journals and 140 scholarly publishers.
Most important, we redesigned the website primarily tohighlight what lies between the virtual covers ofGenetics: its content. We’ve made it easier for you tofind, read, and use research articles. The table of con-tents is organized by section subheading; distinct colorsquickly orient the reader. We provided issue highlightswith summaries targeted to our diverse readership,hoping to foment the good fortune of serendipity thatmight arise as a population geneticist happens upon arelevant article published in our Genome Transmissionand Integrity section.
With one click, you can access article collections likeReviews, Genetics Education, and Most-Read or Most-Cited articles. The new web interface enables easydownloading of figures for use in teaching. We offercover-to-cover PDFs for a more accurate historicalrecord. Our color covers—started just two years ago—form a stunning collection of visually arresting imagesthat also highlight individual articles.
We are grateful to Suzannne Sandmeyer and the mem-bers of her committee for achieving this significantimprovement in our journal. Whether you’ve not seenus in years or you published an article last week—takeanother look. We expect you’ll be back.
Beginning with the first paper published in the journal—Calvin Bridges’s classic demonstration in 1916 that chro-mosomes carry genes—Genetics has led the way in ourfield. From Beadle, Haldane, and Luria and Delbrück toHartwell, Kimura, and Sulston and Brenner, the leadersof our field have chosen Genetics to present some oftheir best work. We expect to attract the papers of tomor-row’s leaders, in part by providing an online forum forthe presentation of their newest, most-exciting findings.
Visit the NEW Genetics online at www.genetics.org!Tell us what you think—we welcome your commentsand questions as our journal continues to evolve.
Sincerely,
Mark Johnston, Acting Editor-in-Chief
Tracey DePellegrin Connelly, Managing Editor
Visit the NEW GENETICS online at www.genetics.org
1Board of Senior Editors, 2006–2007:Suzanne Sandmeyer, Chair; Vicki Chandler; Andy Clark; R. ScottHawley; Mark Johnston; Terry Magnuson; Paul Sternberg.
Executive Director, Genetics Society of America
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is an organization of 5,000 scientists, edu-cators, and students who are involved in the research and teaching of genetics atall levels. The GSA sponsors the major annual meetings of researchers workingon the genetics of many model organisms as well as a new meeting on the role ofmodel organisms in the study of human disease. The GSA is now seeking a newExecutive Director to provide leadership and initiative in overseeing the missionof the GSA. The responsibilities of the individual in this position include the fol-lowing:
• Facilitate the GSA’s scientific meetings as Executive Organizer
• Serve as the Executive member of the Committees of the Board
• Develop new programs and initiatives in conjunction with the GSA Board
• Oversee publication of the GSA’s journal, Genetics, and the newsletter,GENEtics
• Administer the GSA website
• Direct membership recruitment and retention
• Represent the GSA in public and private venues
• Manage an office that carries out the day-to-day activities of the GSA
• Oversee maintenance of financial records of the GSA
Candidates should have prior experience in organizational management andhave demonstrated the ability to conceptualize and implement new projects.Postgraduate training in science and knowledge of genetics is desirable.Familiarity with the non-profit sector and advocacy activities will be an advantage.
Please send a letter of application, resume, and three references to:
Susan ScalcoFASEB Human Resources 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814 301-634-7000, [email protected].
Deadline for receipt is September 30, 2008.
The office of the Society is located in Bethesda, Maryland. Please refer to ourwebsite at http://www.genetics-gsa.org/ for more information about the GSA, inparticular, the mission statement for search of executive director (http://www.genetics-gsa.org/pages/gsamission.shtml).
